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Indicates New Matter
AMENDED
May 23, 2006
H. 4307
S. Printed 5/23/06--S.
Read the first time April 26, 2006.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-37-2645, SO AS TO INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE FOR PROPERTY TAX PURPOSES THE DEFINITION OF PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE USED IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION LAW, INCREASE THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR PICKUP TRUCKS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION, AND INCLUDE MOTORCYCLES WITHIN THIS INCORPORATED DEFINITION.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 21, Chapter 37, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-37-2645. For purposes of determining the appropriate assessment ratio used in the calculation of the assessed value of a motor vehicle and for defining those motor vehicles subject to the assessment ratios provided in Section 1(8)(B)(a) of Article X of the Constitution of this State, the definition of 'private passenger motor vehicle' provided in Section 56-3-630 applies except that in the case of pickup trucks, the empty weight and gross weight limits provided in that definition are increased respectively to nine thousand pounds or less and eleven thousand pounds or less and the definition is deemed to include motorcycles."
SECTION 2. Section 12-37-220(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) a motor vehicle licensed and registered as an antique motor vehicle pursuant to Article 23, Chapter 3 of Title 56."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies with respect to motor vehicle tax years beginning after the last day of the second month following the month in which this act was approved by the Governor except that SECTION 2 applies to motor vehicle antique property tax years beginning after June 30, 2006.
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